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Crime Diddy’s $100M Lawsuit Against NexStar Moves Forward As Parties Consider Settlement: Report Diddy took a partial win in court. By Aron A. September 14, 2026
Music Orlando Brown Receives Apologies From Fans For His Old Comments Following Diddy Arrest Many fans feel like Orlando Brown's thoughts on Diddy might not be as wild and unfounded as they initially thought. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 23, 2024
Music Pooh Shiesty's Father Wants Court To Modify Bond & Allow Travel The Pooh Shiesty case recently experienced a significant delay, so that might change Lontrell Williams Sr.'s request. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2026
Music King Combs Targeted In Attempted Burglary At Home With His Girlfriend Diddy's son Christian "King" Combs and King's girlfriend Raven Tracy were reportedly in Bali when the attempted burglary went down. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music Tim Westwood Hit With Two More Sexual Assault Charges Two additional women are now part of the criminal case against Tim Westwood, bringing the total number of charges to 17. By Erika Marie September 23, 2026
Music Trey Songz's Alleged Sexual Assault Victim Seeks Settlement Money A woman named Jauhara Jeffries claimed Trey Songz sexually assaulted her in 2018, and reached a lawsuit settlement with him last year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2026
Sports JR Smith Arrested In Texas On Family Violence Assault Charge JR Smith was arrested on Monday in Texas, and he remains behind bars as he is now facing charges of family violence assault. By Alexander Cole September 29, 2026
Original Content Big U RICO Case: The Murder Allegations Involving Rayshawn Williams The purported "Godfather of Hip Hop" Big U faces federal RICO charges tied to fraud, extortion, & the murder of 21-year-old Rayshawn Williams. By Erika Marie April 04, 2025
Music Lucki’s Ex-Manager Claims Rapper Owes More Than $1 Million A new lawsuit accuses Lucki of leaving his former manager with major financial losses after years of working together. By Erika Marie September 16, 2026
Music Ariana Grande Sues Alleged Hackers Over Leaked Music & Private Content Legal action from Ariana Grande aims to identify the people she says hacked her collaborators and leaked unreleased music. By Erika Marie July 28, 2026
Pop Culture Ashlee Jenae's Fiancé Held For Questioning In Tanzania Ashlee Jenae's was found unresponsive during a trip to Tanzania with her fiancé, Joe McCann, earlier this month. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Music YNW Bortlen Appears To Address Plea Deal In YNW Melly Case YNW Bortlen took a plea deal on September 9, and is insistent that he did not (and will not) snitch on YNW Melly for his freedom. By Devin Morton September 14, 2025